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AFM Local 8 - Our Future

The rest of the labor movement should know that we are an unusual union.  Local 8 has four collective bargaining agreements with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, the Skylight Music Theatre, and Broadway Across America.  However, only around 70 musicians

AFM Local 8 - Our Members

Our members play musical instruments and get paid for doing so.  We have full-time musicians in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra which is our primary CBA.  Our other three CBAs are part-time or per/service engagements with the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, the Skylight Music Theatre, and

Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

Marcial Reyes could have just quit his job. Frustrated with chronic understaffing at the Kaiser Permanente hospital where he works in Southern California, he knows he has options in a region desperate for nurses.

Instead, he voted to go on strike.

Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers

And many of them are either hitting the picket lines or quitting their jobs as a result.

The changing dynamics of the US labor market, which has put employees rather than employers in the driver's seat in a way not seen for decades, is allowing unions to flex their muscle.

AFM Local 8 - Our History

The MALC Affiliate Spotlight is back with a special look at the American Federation of Musicians Local 8, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this month.

Fireside Chat with Liz Shuler & Stacey Abrams